River Guide Jeff03-20-2010 7:10:26 PM CSTRiver Report -- March 20 Smallmouth bass in a better mood than two days ago. We boated 18 smallies, plus two walleyes. Biggest bass was 18.5 inches. All but two over 15 inches. Tube jigs, Jimmy Ds Riverbug bucktails, and hard jerkbaits. River slowly receding. Water temperature 45 degrees by early evening.River Guide Jeff03-18-2010 4:50:40 PM CSTRiver Report -- March 18 Back on the river for the first time since the high water began to recede. Water level over 4 feet higher than last trip. Slow day. Only two bass caught, though the biggest was 18.5 inches. Water temperature around 41-42 degrees by late afternoon; water color stained. If the river continues to drop and clear the bite should pick up again soon.
Jack03-17-2010 11:48:07 AM CSTSunny about 58 degrees, water temp around 35-40 degrees. Fishing from the river bank, landed this 41 inch, 18 lb Northern Pike on a plain hook and crawler, using light rod and reel and 4 lb test. Had another one about the same size to the river bank and lost it.River Report03-11-2010 7:15:34 PM CSTFishing Report -- March 11 Over two dozen quality-sized smallmouth bass during today's scouting trip. Several smallies in the 18 to 19.75 inch range. Tubes, skirted jigs, hair jigs (Jimmy D's Riverbugs), Galida's Grubz and suspending jerkbaits all took multiple fish.River Guide Jeff03-09-2010 7:46:00 PM CSTRiver Report -- My buddy Art joined me for an early evening trip on the lower portion of the Allegheny. He topped the trip with a nice 20 inch walleye. Water temp: 40 degrees.River Guide Jeff03-07-2010 7:03:56 PM CSTRiver Report -- March 7 A better walleye bite today. Boated five nice walleyes up to 20 inches, as well as this 25 inch northern. Folks looking for a walleye trip during the last week of the season prior to the mid-March closing should call to set up a trip.River Guide Jeff03-06-2010 7:58:06 PM CSTRiver Report -- March 6 Following a night time low of 12 degrees, we were greeted with high pressure, clouldless skies and low, clear water. Not many bites but we managed to put the first couple smallmouth bass of the year in the boat, along with walleye and pike. Everything taken on bucktail jigs tipped with fathead minnows. Water temperature 35 at the start of the day and up to 39 by early evening. River Guide Jeff03-05-2010 7:17:13 PM CSTRiver Report -- March 2 FINALLY back on the river. Enough ice/snow melt to allow launching a boat (and getting in back out!). We boated a few decent northerns, and an 'eye. All on Jimmy D's Riverbugs.River Guide Jeff01-23-2010 7:44:15 PM CSTRiver Report -- Jan. 23 Back on the river the past week following a period of cold weather and lots of ice. Fished Pool 6 a couple times with no success, though the bite had been good there prior to Christmas. Back up on the middle Allegheny today. One nice muskie, couple good walleyes and a nice pike.River Guide Jeff12-23-2009 8:53:21 PM CSTRiver Report -- Dec 23 Spent three cold, late-afternoon hours on the river today. We boated 8 walleyes and a sauger. Not much ice today, but with another frigid night on the way, there will be some significant ice tomorrow. Shouldn't last long, though, with 40-some degree temps and rain forecast for Christmas day.River Guide Jeff12-13-2009 6:39:08 PM CSTRiver Report -- Dec. 13 Water temperature down to 34 degrees following a string of sub-freezing days and frigid nights. A couple hardcore guests toughed it out today in an all-day 30-some degree rain. Boated about a dozen walleyes.River Guide Jeff12-08-2009 6:34:44 PM CSTRiver Report -- Dec. 8 Today's catch included the Allegheny River grand slam: walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass and muskie. Today's muskie went 41 inches. Water temperature: 39-40 degrees.River Guide Jeff12-03-2009 8:21:39 PM CSTRiver Report -- Dec 3 Another good walleye day on the Forest County portion of the river. Five 'eyes in the 19 to 24 inch range, plus two muskies (in the 30-inch range). Jig-n-minnow today. River temp 42 degrees.River Guide Jeff11-29-2009 4:15:55 PM CSTRiver Report -- Nov. 27 Today Dave L. and I fished the Allegheny in Forest County, about a half hour from my Clarion County camp. In four hours we caught eight legal walleyes (and two under-sized) including Dave's 31 inch, 11.25 pound trophy, which he released. Fish caught on Jimmy D's Riverbugs, Galidas Grubz and suspending jerkbaits. Water temperature was 44 degrees.River Guide Jeff11-29-2009 4:10:31 PM CSTFishing Report -- Nov. 26 My buddy Dave L. and I spent the morning on a scouting trip on an Allegheny River tributary. Caught a few nice walleyes and one fat smallie...nice way to start off the Thanksgiving weekend.River Guide Jeff11-22-2009 7:43:47 PM CSTRiver Report -- Nov 22 Caught about 30 smallies during a four-hour afternoon scouting trip. Nice average size; a few in the 18 to 19 inch range. Jimmy D's Riverbugs and Galida's Grubz caught most of the bass.River Guide Jeff11-22-2009 7:39:44 PM CSTRiver Report -- Nov 21 Good numbers of smallmouth and a couple walleyes during a scouting trip on the river. Water level slowly rising...temp around 47 degees. Most of the bass on Jimmy D's Riverbugs; walleyes on jig n minnow.River Guide Jeff11-13-2009 7:23:05 PM CSTRiver Report -- Nov. 13 The bite a little finicky under the bright skies in the southern Venango County section of the river. Client and I caught and released 22 smb and one northern. Mostly on tubes and bucktail jigs tipped with Gulp Alive 3-inch minnows. A few on hard jerkbaits. Water temp 47 degrees.Butch L.11-10-2009 2:57:22 PM CSTNov. 9. Fishing up river in Warren Pa. the Oil Refinery area. Water temp 52 degrees. Josh and I caught and released roughly 15-20 fish. Nothing huge. Josh had the biggest fish of the day as seen in the picture. All fish caught on Strike King tubes or Strike King Shimmy Sticks rigged " Shakey Style " on a round ball jig head.River Guide Jeff11-09-2009 7:54:29 PM CSTRiver Report -- Nov. 9 What a difference a day, and a overcast skies, can make. We boated about 40 smallies today, along with three walleyes and a northern pike. The bonus fish of the day was a 19-inch sauger. Though common in the lower Allegheny, sauger are rarely found in the much clearer water of the middle Allegheny.
The top presentation today was a hair jig tipped with a Gulp Alive minnow.River Guide Jeff11-08-2009 6:20:27 PM CSTRiver Update -- Nov. 8 Catching up on things following a hectic past two weeks. Conditions on the Allegheny have been on a yo-yo. River levels have been up and down, as have water temperatures. Walleye trips during the past couple of weeks have met with marginal success. In general, the water is still not cold enough to have the fish concentrated in wintering holes. Today's bass trip started off fast, but slowed as soon as the sun came up. High pressure and blue skies likely helped retard the bite. We boated a dozen or so smallies, most of which were over 15 inches. A lot of missed/lost fish. Most of the bass taken on tubes. On the plus side, most of the leaves and dead grass has flushed from the river.River Guide Jeff10-21-2009 6:48:32 PM CSTRiver Report -- Oct. 21 Things started off with a bang, but slowed a bit once the sun got high. Clients and I boated about 30 smallmouth and one small muskie. Biggest smallmouth 3 pounds, 15 ounces. All the bass on Case Sinkin' Salty Shad fished extremely slow. The fish became tentative after the morning flurry. A lot of missed hits and lost fish. River Guide Jeff10-18-2009 6:23:29 PM CSTRiver Report -- Oct. 18 The sun finally came out this afternoon, spurring a scouting trip. Water temp down to 48; level up about a foot from Thursday. Boated 19 smallmouth during a four-hour afternoon trip. Case Sinkin' Salty Shad produced several fish, as did a Renosky H.T. hardbait dressed with a Renosky Teaser Tail skirt (including the day's biggest, a fat 19-incher what went four pound, one ounces).River Guide Jeff10-18-2009 6:15:14 PM CSTFishing Report -- Oct 15 A split day today, with the a.m portion on Kahle Lake for largemouths, and the afternoon session back on the river for smallies. Despite dismal (cold, rainy) conditions, good success at both spots. A dozen largemouths on Kahle, mostly on Texas-rigged Case Magic Stiks. Water temperature was 54 degrees, with the lake down about two feet. Another dozen smallmouth during the p.m outing. Case Sinkin' Salty Shad and Magic Stiks. Water temp down to 50 degrees. Too rainy to bring out the camera for photos.River Guide Jeff10-14-2009 6:04:45 PM CSTRiver Report -- Oct. 14 Another good day on the middle Allegheny. 30 plus smallmouth, including a 4 pound, 4 ounce brute. All on Case Sinkin' Salty Shad and Case Magic Stiks. Water temp down to 51 degrees.PREV1234567891011121314151617181920
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